From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 13 21:30:07 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 028E1782 for ; Tue, 13 May 2014 21:30:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wg0-x234.google.com (mail-wg0-x234.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c00::234]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8DAB62088 for ; Tue, 13 May 2014 21:30:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wg0-f52.google.com with SMTP id l18so987785wgh.11 for ; Tue, 13 May 2014 14:30:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:date:mime-version:subject:message-id:priority:in-reply-to :references:content-type:content-transfer-encoding :content-description; bh=7kU23MsetcGTlwYaWeU40ST8JwHCIH4ht+NIFawbpXA=; b=SSrw4nSgqnRK4bD+gzfcjXeYHVPQEQnlCnCa7EwCUyqyeSGv33T+FdBtThwUiu7bie lPWfYmv81PBS+ibuE2vDPOXIYx0qJ8zMO0woql1Nq0Bq/YHMuijKK+wJSHQwDffo93QO KSHJqj388cCopK5am5JRfxYVzqHOULtbIxvCoF284k3smR1C+3TDO1MFtoFJasIrhzt1 skcISDiIV89u0jziv0NgzJ7D5yTdvoeo2L5ftsY/XVJpz7lrqed22xmPNNlZ5dgU7nDn WyAtjUwd5MM1GtL3uY8OYMfj1VoJINMrV5i1UavzWV+1hhFcF8FlMvbIjgF2nazgqUaV KQnA== X-Received: by 10.180.231.42 with SMTP id td10mr327746wic.10.1400016604944; Tue, 13 May 2014 14:30:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.42.19] ([62.56.68.110]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id fq2sm223080wib.2.2014.05.13.14.30.02 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 13 May 2014 14:30:03 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-Original-From: "Dave B" From: Dave B To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 22:30:01 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: FreeBSD on disc Message-ID: <53728ED9.23939.2FA1EA@g8kbvdave.gmail.com> Priority: normal In-reply-to: <329D7445-8540-4657-88B4-74FD3E9BDDBB@jboy.eu> References: , <329D7445-8540-4657-88B4-74FD3E9BDDBB@jboy.eu> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.62) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-description: Mail message body X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 21:30:07 -0000 > > Am 11.05.2014 um 11:10 schrieb Jack Richard : > > > I have attempted to install FreeBSD in Toshiba amd64 8GB/640GB-hdd. > > All I get is BS. I am willing to buy FreeBSD on disc from a vendor, > > BUT - I will only buy the disc set if I can get confirmation that > > FreeBSD will work; ie ===> Hardware found, internet available > > without the BS part. I am computer-aware and have a fair education, > > but the requirements to get FreeBSD to work after downloading, > > burning the iso to disc and hours of installation without being able > > to use it is VERY annoying and I feel that if FreeBSD cannot work in > > every fashion OUT-OF-THE-BOX, then tell me now so I can save myself > > the trouble. Please feel free to contact me at the email address and > > let me know something. Thanks! > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To > > unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Hi Jack! > What do you mean with BS (Black screen?). Do you get a login prompt? > Were you able to install FreeBSD anyway? You also might want to try > PC-BSD (http://www.pcbsd.org/), which targets end-user systems like > notebooks. > > Jeremy > > P.S.: why do you want to use FreeBSD at all? You don't seem to like > dealing with your computer's OS. > Sadly, like most car drivers, most computer users don't want to know what happens under the hood (in the box) they just want to jump in (logon) and go somewhere (do something) as quick as possible... For the rest of us, building cars, bikes, radios, computers etc, is the fun part. Using them, less so. Cheers. Dave B. Have to say, I can't help sympathising with that ethos.